Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the civil appeal was admissible despite the low amount in dispute because it raised a question of principle.
Decisione estratta
Yes. The dispute presented a sufficiently unclear and recurring legal question about allocation of building-wide improvement costs among tenants.
Motivazione estratta
No federal rule prescribes a specific allocation key for such costs; jurisprudence was not fully clear on the court's margin of appreciation.